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Iowa State University published a soil moisture benchmarking tool that converts volumetric soil moisture to a relative index across soil types. It explains how wilting point, field capacity and saturation affect root growth and nitrogen losses.
The tool helps agronomists judge drought and waterlogging stress, but it does not change current supply or demand, so price impact is negligible.
crops.extension.iastate.eduContent Author: Sotirios Archontoulis, Mark Licht, Mike CastellanoMay 24, 2021After 2,467 past weather events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.5% to +1.7%), and +0.6% over 20.
After 1,964 past weather events, Soybeans moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.7% to +1.8%), and +0.3% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
